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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. Companies cannot save their way to supply chain excellence with cost-cutting and inventory management — customer back capabilities. The impact may surprise us. The teams are new. Winners and Losers.

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. . They must further analyze and scrutinize inventory management process to avoid bullwhip buying effects.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Sub-indexes related to new orders and new export orders reportedly also contracted further in May raising concerns that the country’s consumer goods consumption will likely have to be the engine of near-term growth. compared to a value of 49.2 Both the production index and new orders index remained at contraction values. respectively.

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Supply Chain Digest Presents the Best in Supply Chain Content.

Supply Chain Digest

Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. Inventory Management/Optimizat. Labor Management Systems. Order Management Systems. Content Being Accessed: Supply Chain Digest Letter on Supply Chain Performance Management. or Search by TOPIC. Select Topic. Bar Coding/Label Printing. Compliance Networks. ERP Systems.